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Stäng söket

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to The Swedish School of Textiles

Textile Labs

"As an institution, the Swedish School of Textiles has a long and rich heritage, and its modern facilities are a real credit to the country" Knitting Industry, 2020.

The Labs

The Swedish School of Textiles

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Discover our new design website

We are now launching a new website for the Department of Design at the Swedish School of Textiles. You can see news items about the department, and view previous students' portfolios.

WE-TEAM

WE-TEAM is a two year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Programme to educate the next generation of textile engineers. University of Borås is one of the partners.

Sound to Wear

Welcome to an exhibition SOUND TO WEAR that allows you to dive into the world of sounds! An exhibition based on Vidmina Stasiulyte's PhD thesis. In her research, she re-thinks and re-defines garments and develops new methods of fashion design through sound.

Management of fashion-tech value chains

Do you want to advance your knowledge on how digitalization and virtualization of the design process affect the entire textile value chain management? Apply now to Management of fashion-tech value chains: a multidisciplinary perspective!

Top-Rated!

The Bachelor's programme in Fashion Design and its Master's programme in Fashion and Textile Design have been top-rated in Business of Fashion's annual assessment of fashion schools worldwide.
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Coronavirus—current information

The University of Borås is now on yellow level. This is due to the ongoing pandemic. All university operations must thus be conducted digitally and remotely. Keep up to date!

News

2021-04-15

Open lectures during Academic Week

During the last week of April, we will celebrate new professors, doctorate recipients, and honorary doctors at the University of Borås. You are welcome to take part in the lectures, which are open to the public, and...

2021-03-30

Artistic researchers have exhibition of artefacts

What do objects that express the artistic research process look like? This is what the exhibition DRAFTS is about; it shows that which is "imperfect" or "unfinished" by highlighting research artefacts. T...

2021-03-19

She explores body movement as a material in design processes

When it comes to design, we usually focus on the clothes we wear to enable different kinds of movement. Significant potential still exists when it comes to exploring how the body and movements...
Students testing diverse scenarios for jewellery design based on the perception of surfaces through 3D printing, depending on the presence or absence of light.

2021-02-23

Unique collaboration bridges the gap between fashion and technology

European higher education in textiles and fashion is now better equipped to meet the demands of markets and society. A unique EU collaboration, in which the Swedish School of Textiles i...
Portrait photo of Holly McQuillan next to a model wearing one of her garments, a white moulded woven tunic.

2021-02-08

Eliminating textile waste requires new ways of thinking

A lot of material is wasted when clothes are produced; reducing this waste requires new ways of thinking. “The system was built up during a time when we thought that the earth's resources were...

2020-12-21

“Sustainable development should be essential”

Sustainable development should not be seen just as something “important.” It should be essential. With this approach, Romy Kaiser initiated her final thesis project on the Master’s Programme in Fashion and...

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Publication Date: 2013-04-16

Updated: 2020-09-30